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Warren Davidson: “Bitcoin isn't in the financial services space, because it's…”

Featuring: Warren Davidson, Republican | U.S. House Ohio, 8th Congressional District

CLARITY Act Under Threat From Banks!🚨Rep. Warren Davidson INTERVIEW

Published January 7, 2026 | Video Starts at 28:20

And he said, well, I never see anybody get in trouble buying mutual funds, but I'd steer clear of it, especially as much as you're doing in the space, even though Bitcoin isn't in the financial services space, because it's not a security. that gets in the weeds for the average person. I personally chose not to buy any since I've been in office, which has cost me quite a lot of money. (28:20–28:25)

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Asserts that bitcoin is not considered a security within the financial services space.

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“The Biden administration's war on crypto essentially killed several banks because of this and drove banks out of the sector broadly.”
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“The founders of [Tornado Cash and Samurai Wallet] were prosecuted for operating a legal money service business.”
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“Federal Reserve job boards, they're literally hiring people to write code to develop a central bank digital currency.”
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“The average person conflate[s] everything in the digital asset space with central bank digital currency.”
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“We should have been leading with a ban on central bank digital currency.”
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“We at least got a stablecoin bill across the finish line this year.”
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“They promised to move this bill through Senate banking in September. Last year, they didn't.”
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“They promised to do it in December, they didn't.”
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“Now they're promising to vote on it in committee next week.”
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“No one's come out and said we've got the votes to pass it even out of committee.”
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“If you don't get it done by June, it doesn't look good.”
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“Banks can pay interest, but fintech companies, other stablecoin issuers who don't have a bank charter can't pay interest.”
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“Banks are essentially building momentum to even [ban rewards].”
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“All the legislation that has passed the House so far passed without self custody.”
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“The government is trying to limit your ability to have self custody both in the United States, all over the European Union, the European…”
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“Previous administrations, including really Steve Mnuchin when he was Secretary of the treasury for President Trump's first Term have tried…”
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“Congress hasn't taken action and that ill-defined nature has left the executive branch the ability to go with Elizabeth Warren's anti-crypto…”
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“The point of Congress is to pass a law that provides these protections.”
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“Self custody, for example, is one of the main reasons that I was concerned about House legislation here.”
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“The Senate seems to have gotten that message and they're working hard to provide some level of protection for self custody.”
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“The Genius act had a provision about central bank digital currency that closed off, offering a retail CBDC like the Federal Reserve…”
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“What they've been building, the Death Star they've been building is called a wholesale cbdc.”
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“I've encouraged them to actually argue over, is the Federal Reserve subject to executive orders?”
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“I've also asked the inspector general for the Federal Reserve to look into that.”
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“When President Trump came in and does not like an investment in bitcoin.”
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